[PGT] Flames 3 - Oielrs 4 (SO)

[jonkaupp]

Originally Posted by zamler

I swear some of you are way over dosing on Prozac.

I swear some of you teeter on a 5 gallon bucket with a rope around your neck.

[FireGilbert]

Wow the standings are tight at the break. 2 points separating 2nd and 5th in the Pacific with 4 teams tied for the last wild card. It's going to be an exciting finish to the season!

[JJFlash]

Originally Posted by SeanCharles

I don't know if I like the Ferland and to a lesser extent Monahan in the shootout decisions. Monahan has been struggling lately and Ferland hasn't ever really been a good shootout guy.

PP comes up emptyhanded again. Monahan could have had that one, that hit the post, but he's not really firing on all cylinders right now.

I actually like GG but the coaching decisions are frustrating me lately.

It's hard to complain about a 7-0-4 record in last 11 but ffshow many times have we blown leads or not won a game because our PP is garbage?

We need something to change if we want to make any noise this year - a winger to bolster the top 9 and PP or maybe just get a new PP coach.

Not trying to be funny but he looks like he has mono. He has not been right since he missed an empty net in OT against Montral.

[Tinordi]

Originally Posted by browna

I'd have it rewatched but Hamilton is the most conservative defencemen out there. Without Gio beside him he'd be in trouble. There's a reason he's not on the ice in OT, and only scored the goal as Brodie was in the box. But for his raw skill set he should be out there.
So him handling the puck like a grenade in crunch time is not surprising.

Yes for as vaunted as fans want to believe Hamilton is, the Flames organization, certainly disagrees.

Flames do not trust Hamilton to be the last man back. This isn't crazy old Tinordi talking, this is actions of the Flames coaching staff. They will not put Hamilton out on a 4-1 PP or in overtime.

Why is that? Because he can't handle the puck well enough or be trusted to provide snuff out D.

[Split98]

Originally Posted by djsFlames

Oh man. Don't bother stirring it up with those fans! They're already miserable that their team is awful, they're just trying to suck you into it with them.

Ignoring it will just drive them more mad cause they know all they have lately is the BoA.

Yeah, even going to the washroom was interesting with these folk.

When that OT goal was called back, my fiancee was jumping up and down all giddy - which could have gone differently with that crowd.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Took your shot at Monahan first. Now Bennett. I eagerly anticipate the the next slight to a Flame you dislike. Hamilton's been pretty good of late I bet that upsets you because I know you don't like him as well.

Originally Posted by Tinordi

Yes for as vaunted as fans want to believe Hamilton is, the Flames organization, certainly disagrees.

Flames do not trust Hamilton to be the last man back. This isn't crazy old Tinordi talking, this is actions of the Flames coaching staff. They will not put Hamilton out on a 4-1 PP or in overtime.

Why is that? Because he can't handle the puck well enough or be trusted to provide snuff out D.

Ha ha ha ha. You never disappoint. Like clockwork!

[Split98]

Originally Posted by Racki

And instead of taking advantage of a power play and stepping on their throats...they let ‘em back in to the game. Just as they’ve done so many times this season, even during the win streak.

Where is the killer instinct? It gets distinguished by the horrible power play.

Yup! TBH, the two that went in seemed like unfortunately blown coverage could have prevented it - but still missed huge opportunities to pull it back

[3rd liner]

GG is on fan 960 now saying he isn't that upset with the result.... that playing this many games in 4 nights and a 'push by a good team' this result might be expected. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The oil a good team? So casual about it. Loser mentality.

[Samonadreau]

Tkachuk is a friggin beast.

[soulchoice]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

This is another problem. The Dome is so damn quiet, even Harvey with his drum and the noise-o-meter can't save the Flames crowds from themselves. The silence is deafening; and lately every time we play another Canadian team the loser fans are much louder than Flames fans. It's sick.

You have to wonder if the Flames players notice and think "well they don't get fired up either way, so I don't really give a crap."

Calgary has always been known as one of the quieter buildings/crowds in the NHL. Save for the 04 run. People have always sat on their hands. Not sure if it's cause the city itself is so conservative but the fact remains it's dead quiet. I mean even on the NHL video games back in the day. You'd hear the comments from the game announcers on how the dome was known as the "library".

In the 90s it certainly was called the library.

[zamler]

Originally Posted by dino7c

And some of you need to be on suicide watch

Damn, that's cold.

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by zamler

Damn, that's cold.

It's like kids around here for crying out loud.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by soulchoice

Calgary has always been known as one of the quieter buildings/crowds in the NHL. Save for the 04 run. People have always sat on their hands. Not sure if it's cause the city itself is so conservative but the fact remains it's dead quiet. I mean even on the NHL video games back in the day. You'd hear the comments from the game announcers on how the dome was known as the "library".

In the 90s it certainly was called the library.

Calgary has been as loud as anyone in recent playoff games...we just don't get all excited for no reason

Oilers can party like they won the stanley cup...this game does nothing for their team except possibly worsen their draft position

[combustiblefuel]

Originally Posted by zamler

Damn, that's cold.

He's not wrong.

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by zamler

Damn, that's cold.

no, not at all...I am legit worried about your mental state. I wanted them to win too but you can live and die with every game

[chummer]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

GG is on fan 960 now saying he isn't that upset with the result.... that playing this many games in 4 nights and a 'push by a good team' this result might be expected. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? The oil a good team? So casual about it. Loser mentality.

Why can't we ever give credit to the opposition?
They came into the season odds on favourites to win the cup.

Hardly a loser mentality.

[JJFlash]

Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe

Flames just have no finish these days. PP sucks. Guys are holding sticks too tight. Aside from Tkachuk, they don't seem to attack the net enough. They are not being creative enough.

After getting up 2-0 on them, they should have been able to keep them down. They are losing to teams that are themselves rattled and playing terrible - LA, Buffalo and Edmonton. That is definitely worrisome.

I liked Lomberg though. Backlund I thought was just awesome in the 3rd. Tkachuk had a really strong game. Disagree a bit with Brouwer being terrible. He was just 'fine' - not great, not terrible.

Hopefully they find a way to regroup after this break. They haven't looked good since the last break ended.

Brouwer made a great play on Tkachuk's first goal, the way he trapped it with shin and knocked it to his stick to set up Tkachuk. He was bad on the Oilers second goal letting his man Kassian go.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by chummer

Why can't we ever give credit to the opposition?
They came into the season odds on favourites to win the cup.

Hardly a loser mentality.

except they are in actuality a dog #### team and we have lost to them 7 times in a row

that is the definition of a loser mentality

[zamler]

Originally Posted by combustiblefuel

He's not wrong.

He's 100% wrong, nothing wrong with showing passion in fact it's healthy.

[crapshoot]

I thought it was a highly entertaining hockey game. I wish every game against the Oilers could be entertaining like this. That OT was an emotional roller coaster like I haven't seen in a while in a hockey game with incredible scoring chances in both ends. Of course we should have won this game, it should have been put away early in the second period, but as far as losses go, this one was not bad.

Also, we gained a point on three of the teams we are currently fighting since the OOT was pretty good. The silver lining though is that the Oilers started feeling a Little better about themselves, putting any thoughts of change on hold. This would have been accomplished if we would have won in OT or SO as well of course, but glass half full. The PP issues are terrible of course, but I'll be happy to take this point and move on. It sucked a lot more to give up the extra point to the Kings as they are in direct competition with us. The mighty Oilers are 11 points back, so we might as well give them a reason to put any firings on hold for a bit.